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Did this Protester File an Agency Protest or Was It Just Asking Questions?
If an Offeror Gets Credit for Proposing Something Not Required by the Solicitation, Has the Agency Applied Unstated Criteria?
A Reminder that Damages Are an Essential Element of a Breach Claim
Class Deviation—Limitations on the Procurement of DoD Non-Tactical Vehicles
When Does an Agency Need to Reconcile Inconsistencies Between Initial and Subsequent Evaluations?
Solicitation Required Specific Certification. Protester Said Its Proposed Certification Exceeded the Required Certification. Why Was the Protester’s Proposal Unacceptable?
Protester Claimed Agency Couldn’t Consider Subcontracting Experience of JV Members. Why Did GAO Say this Would Lead to an Absurd Result?
Contractor Said Task Order Should Have a Different NAICS Code than the Underlying Contract. Why Did OHA Dismiss the Appeal?
Protester Claimed Awardee Didn’t Meet a Solicitation Requirement. Agency Said Alleged Requirement Wasn’t a Real Requirement. Why Did GAO Side with the Protester?
How Did Sloppy Corporate Documents Doom this Firm’s SDVOSB Application?
What’s the Difference Between Statutory and Article III Standing? Why Did the Federal Circuit Think the COFC Misunderstood this Distinction?
The Solicitation Didn’t Say the Agency Would Assess Risk. Did the Agency Err in Considering Risk?
The Claim Asserted a Range of Damages. Can a Claimant Use Discovery to Finalize a “Sum Certain”?
Task Order Solicitation Didn’t Require Small Businesses to Recertify. But Was There a Separate Regulatory Recertification Requirement?
Solicitation Didn’t Disclose Metric Agency Used to Assess Labor Rates. Why Did GAO Conclude this Wasn’t a Big Deal?
Agency Lost Tradeoff Decision in the Digital Ether. Why Didn’t this Undermine the Award?
DFARS Proposed Rule – Consolidation of DoD Government Property Clauses
Remember that “Show Don’t Tell” Rule from High School English? It Also Applies to Proposal Writing.
When Describing Corporate Experience, Be Sure to Include the Dates You Obtained that Experience?
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